179 Church Hill Road
Elsmere Villa School was run here by Miss Annie Sharp in 1898.
Aaron Mapp, Gilroy Brown
"Aaron Mapp & Gilroy Brown at West Midlands Ethnic Minority Arts Service office Holyhead School, Handsworth. Aaron Mapp was an actor with 'Dark Movers' theatre group. At the time of writing he is the ...
Aerial photograph of the area north east of Handsworth Golf Course
A 1955 aerial photograph covering the area; road names, prominent buildings and place names have been overlaid in white to aid recognition. The Golf Course is in the bottom left of the picture. Still ...
African Caribbean Bookshop, Handsworth
The Harriet Tubman Bookshop on Grove Lane
Asian Youths, Holyhead School
"It is summertime, and Asian pupils from Holyhead School, Handsworth playfully pose for the camera." Pogus Caesar, February 2003
Attendance medal for St Michael's Day Schools
This medal was awarded to A. Hawkins for a years perfect attendance.
Attendance medal for St Michael's Day Schools
This medal was awarded to A. Hawkins for a years perfect attendance.
Belgrave Road (Mary Street) School Report
Keith Whitehouse's school report, signed by the class teacher and Mr Mundy Head of the school. Keith excels at English and the arts. Perhaps it’s a pointer to his later career in the arts?
Brownes Green House
This photograph dates to about 1879 when the house was being used as a school run by a Mr Wilson. It had a poor reputation so when Thomas Cockrane Lowe took it over he changed the name to Hamstead Hill ...
Children in Grove Lane
Children from Grove Junior & Infant School in Grove Lane
Church of England Schoolhouse, Perry Barr
Further information on this building would be most welcome.
Clifton Road School football team
This image was sent by Graham Partlett who is second from left on the back row. The teacher is Mr Bennett. Graham writes: "Neither the school nor our parents had the money to buy soccer kit, so most of ...
Closure of Belgrave Primary School (Mary Street)
Keith Whitehouse kept this cutting on the closure of his primary school.Belgrave Primary was closed towards the end of the 60s as part of the redevelopment programme. Headteacher Mr Mundy was quoted in ...
Coming to Birmingham - A video interview with Miss Riley
Children from Woodview School conducted a series of video interviews with local people about their, and their family's, experiences of immigration to the area from abroad.
Coming to Birmingham - A video interview with Tony
One of a series of interviews conducted by children from Woodview Primary School. Tony came to this country from Barbados and in this interview he talks about the differences between his life there and ...
Community Summer School, Wolverhampton
Kids posed for a group photograph at a Summer School, held in Wolverhampton.
Denise McNish / DJ Bubbler Dee
"Denise McNish was a Laboratory Technician at Holyhead School, Handsworth. At night and weekends her persona changed to DJ Bubbler Dee, a supercharged performer, spitting lyrics over exclusive dubplates ...
Dinner Ladies at Holyhead School
"Holyhead School in Handsworth. After cleaning up the kitchen in preparation for the next day's cooking, dinner ladies playfight with each other. At the time my office at WMEMAS was based at Holyhead ...